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1109951

registered interest
date	05/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to wholesalers of the new Track and Trace system on tobacco products; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	241463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>HMRC has not made its own estimate of the cost to wholesalers of the tobacco track and trace system. The EU commission carried out several consultations during the development of this policy, and published an Impact Assessment covering the EU implementing legislation on 15 December 2017. It remains an accurate summary of the impacts of the new track and trace system on tobacco products.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/04/2019 12:59:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1109952

registered interest
date	05/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the level of compensation for the hardware and software for the recording and transmission of the information for product movement and transactional events to the data storage systems (Article 15(7) of TPD2014/40/EU) was calculated.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	241464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>As required by Article 15(7) of the Tobacco Products Directive, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) has ensured tobacco manufacturers and importers have arrangements in place to provide economic operators with the equipment necessary to record and transmit track and trace transactions.</p><p> </p><p>These arrangements, which include the level of compensation offered, are contractual matters between tobacco manufacturers and importers, and the companies in their supply chains. HMRC has not been involved in these contractual discussions and is unable to comment on how the compensation is calculated.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/04/2019 13:11:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1109953

registered interest
date	05/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC will take to (a) enforce the regulations within the Tobacco Track and Trace scheme past 20 May 2019 and (b) ensure that business have adequate time to register for Economic Operator identifier codes.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	241465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>The Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019 include sanctions for non-compliance with the track and trace scheme. This includes the power to seize non-compliant tobacco products and deactivate an Economic Operator’s ID Code.</p><p> </p><p>From 20 May 2019, businesses will be unable to legally buy or sell tobacco products without a valid ID Code. These sanctions will help protect legitimate business from rogue operators selling illicit tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC recognises that businesses will need time to become familiar with the new arrangements. During the 12-month sell through period, HMRC will support businesses to understand their obligations, and engage with other enforcement agencies, including Border Force and Trading Standards, to ensure effective and proportionate enforcement of the regulations.</p><p> </p><p>De La Rue (the UK’s appointed ID issuer) published details of the registration process and general guidance on 25 March 2019. The registration process will open on 23 April for manufacturers and large retailers, and on 30 April for all other businesses. This will help to stagger the registration process and facilitate the registration of businesses by the deadline of 20 May 2019.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/04/2019 13:07:13 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1093461

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Mother and Baby Units
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on plans to revise the Prison Service Instruction for Mother and Baby Units which expired at the end of last year; and whether those plans will include mandatory standards for the care and support of all pregnant women and new mothers in custody, including those who are separated from their babies.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	235767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>There are plans to conduct a full review of the Mother and Baby Unit instruction imminently, and will consult with stakeholders in the summer. As part of the review we will look at what can usefully be included within the instruction to support all pregnant women and new mothers. This will also take account of mothers who are separated from their babies. The review will involve consultation from colleges in other government departments as well as our stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 01/04/2019 16:48:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1079565

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Lotteries: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to respond to his Department's consultation on the regulation of society lotteries.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	227389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The consultation on society lottery reform closed on 7 September 2018. There were over 1,600 responses. I am carefully considering the evidence and I hope to respond to the consultation in the first half of this year.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/03/2019 15:32:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1079591

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to include tackling the advertising of alcohol to children in the upcoming alcohol strategy.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	227390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The alcohol strategy is being coordinated by the Home Office and the Department of Health and Social Care.</p><p> </p><p>Advertising in the United Kingdom is regulated by the Advertising Standards Authority, the industry’s independent regulator, who enforce the Advertising Codes through a system of self-regulation and co-regulation with Ofcom. The Codes apply to all media, including broadcast and online, and set standards for accuracy and honesty to which advertisers must adhere, including specific conditions on advertising to children, causing offence and social responsibility. The Codes also currently state that alcohol advertising must not be targeted at people under 18. The Codes are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure they remain effective.</p><p> </p><p>The Portman Group also provides a Code to the alcohol industry on Naming and Packaging and Promotion of Alcoholic Drinks, which includes that drinks should not have a particular appeal to under-18s.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/03/2019 11:02:24 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1054996

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: Pre-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing transition arrangements in the event that the Financial Conduct Authority becomes responsible for the pre-paid funeral plan market.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	217010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has analysed the submissions to the call for evidence on pre-paid funeral plans and is currently reviewing the available policy options.</p><p>This includes considering transitional arrangements to any new regulatory framework. The response to the call for evidence will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/02/2019 14:53:47 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1050553

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Import Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Safety at Ports and Borders to prevent counterfeit electrical goods from entering the UK (a) currently and (b) after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	214110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>This is done independently by National Trading Standards, and is publicly available here: <a href="https://www.nationaltradingstandards.uk/uploads/annual%20report%202017-18%20final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nationaltradingstandards.uk/uploads/annual%20report%202017-18%20final.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 08/02/2019 14:31:45 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1050561

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing legislative proposals for further regulation to tackle online (a) platforms and (b) retail sites that allow the sale of counterfeit and substandard electrical goods.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	214116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes the existing legislative framework is robust and enables the appropriate action to be taken against online platforms and retail sites that allow sales of counterfeit and substandard electrical goods.</p><p>The UK was ranked 3rd in the world for its overall IP system by Taylor Wessing in their latest Global IP Index (GIPI) in 2016.</p><p>The UK’s IP enforcement regime specifically was ranked 2nd in the world in the US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) IP Index 2018.</p><p>The UK is regularly ranked among the top couple of countries in the world for IP protection. Online platforms that fall under UK law have clearly defined responsibilities to take down listings for illegal goods once notified, and the leading platforms have been proactive in developing systems to assist IP rights holders to request takedowns effectively. Examples include the eBay VeRO system, the Amazon Brand Registry, and Ali Baba’s AliProtect.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/02/2019 17:20:21 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1050562

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Import Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing additional funding to Safety at Ports and Borders to prevent counterfeit and substandard electrical goods from being imported.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	214117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is providing increased support for local authority led teams at ports and borders, including the National Trading Standards Safety at Ports project. This aims to improve the capacity and capability of local Trading Standards conducting checks on goods entering the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 06/02/2019 17:43:12 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris